George Alexander Dissanaike (1927–2008), also known as "GAD",[1] was an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
In 1945, he entered the University of Ceylon, Colombo, and graduated with a BSc degree in Physics in 1949.
He was awarded the Government University Science Scholarship for postgraduate studies.
He was a research student in experimental nuclear physics at the Cavendish Laboratory and a member of Downing College, Cambridge.
[3] He also collaborated with his brother, Professor Stanley Dissanaike DSc (London), who was an eminent parasitologist and Dean of the Colombo Medical Faculty.